Sher Singh, the son of Keer however said that his father committed suicide due to rising debts. The deceased was alone in the house when the incident occurred. Singh immediately took him to a government hospital after seeing him lying unconscious. The doctors said that Keer was brought dead.

Keer remained disturbed prior to committing suicide as he had borrowed Rs four lakh from banks and another Rs two lakh from other sources, Singh said.

It is to be noted that the suicide has been committed days after the Chief Minister announced a slew of measures to end farmer woes in Madhya Pradesh.